Electronic government (e-Government), implemented towards transformation of public
service delivery, aims to contribute to effective information management practices between
the government and citizens and/or businesses. ...

The information society is placing new demands on the LIS profession
which could soon be facing an identity crisis. Certain issues need to be
addressed to make the traditional LIS more viable and active today.
One of ...

Since the establishment of the Internet, innovative technologies have evolved rapidly and 'social
networking' technologies specifically have gained value from the recent surge in popularity and
increased use of these ...

This research paper is a study of the effectiveness of knowledge sharing within the communities of practice (CoPs) in a financial institution in South Africa. Specifically, the focus is on investigating the requirements ...

Traditionally it is part of the library or information service to provide clients with access to
current and relevant information through current awareness services. It is part of the
information professional's task to ...

As more publishers become involved in electronic publishing, information centres need to respond to the challenges of accommodating electronic journals in their collections, as electronic journals are becoming increasingly ...

This research investigated the problem of multiple bibliographic interfaces that end-users face
when conducting searches. A situation analysis was conducted which provided a profile of
the situation under investigation. ...

This research paper sets out to explore the possibility that a knowledge audit methodology could be successfully implemented within a professional services enterprise in order to establish what core knowledge content ...

Enterprises are becoming more dependent on people than ever before and in the
twenty first century, an enterprise's survival and success will highly depend on the
ability to manage knowledge as a source for competitive ...

The practice of medicine changes constantly and rapidly. Consequently, it is difficult for
clinicians to learn about innovations, given the vast quantity of information available.
Evidence-based medicine (EBM) is the ...

In this study the term "information user education" applies to educating students to enable them to retrieve and utilise information sources and the library's services, facilities and sources effectively. In agreement with ...

Although a great deal of research has been conducted on diversity management in South Africa,
very little of this research has focused on age diversity within interactive information societies
such as libraries in South ...

This study investigated the impact of the Web on the information-seeking and citation behaviour of Unisa academics. The research study was executed in two phases. Phase 1 consisted of a Web citation analysis and phase 2 a ...

Given the current knowledge economy, knowledge sharing has become a vital process in contributing to the success of any given organisation, whether academic or industry related. It is therefore essential for organisations ...

This research paper undertakes to outline factors of Information Management that
organisations should consider when attempting a restructuring process. Conversely, valuable
information and knowledge are often mislaid, ...

The main research question addressed by this study is whether the application of information and communication technologies (ICTs) has an effect on the practice of law, and specifically whether information and knowledge ...

The research study investigates the importance of information as a resource in academic
institutions. The study serves to answer questions appertaining to management of
information as a resource, such as, what is information ...

Information is a vital resource for every enterprise for innovation and effective decision-making. In other words, information is vital in all spheres of national development. It is vital for development planning and for ...